Annie Ilonzeh Quotes

Either you make history or you will be history.

When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you made a difference.

It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It's what you leave behind you when you go.

All of us have a place in history. Mine is clouds.

When I leave this world, I don't want to leave just having a well-known name but having made a difference.

One comes, and one goes. Basically, what you leave behind is the record.

Every person has a legacy. You may not know what your impact is, and it may not be something that you can write on your tombstone, but every person has an impact on this world.

You are what you leave behind.

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality.

I'm part of history.

You don't get to choose what your legacy is.

Leaving a legacy behind is huge.

Be sure that you make a difference in the world.

The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor, and no person can tell what becomes of his or her influence and example.

It is grievous for a man to leave behind him a shadow in his own shape.

I hope, when I stop, people will think that somehow I mattered.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

When I look towards my future, I want to leave a legacy that runs rich.

The worse thing in the world is for an individual to live, breath and exist and leave this earth, die, and not make impact.

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.

I could make a difference.

Things don't have to change the world to be important.

I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn't change anything.

Not only can you not plan the impact you're going to have, you often won't recognize it even while you're having it.